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Thursday, 29 January 2015

Sarah Drew introduces daughter Hannah Mali Rose; opens up about time in the NICU

WhenSarah Drewbegan
having contractions more than three weeksbefore her due date, the actress couldn’t believe she was
going into labor.

“I was in total
denial that it was happening,” theGrey’s Anatomystar,
who had been due Dec. 27, tells PEOPLE in its latest issue. “All of the baby
stuff was in boxes in the basement and there was nothing prepared.”

“Her lungs were not totally ready to be
outside of the womb [which led to] an infection, plus she had issues with blood
sugar because I had gestational diabetes,” the actress explains. “It’s the
worst thing in the world because you go into the hospital and you expect to
leave with your baby. We didn’t know how long she would have to be there.”

While Drew leaned on family and friends
for support, it was her role as Dr. April Kepner — who also faces pregnancy
complications on the hit ABC show — that helped her through the tough time.

“Having just played something that was
really emotionally intense revolving around a baby, in some ways, prepared me
to weather those 11 days,” she says. “I was equipped to handle it, which is
really crazy and weird. It was a wild life imitating art situation.”

And now with
Hannah “100 percent in the clear,” the happyfamily of fouris
adjusting to life at home.

“It’s wonderful,
but I’mconstantly breastfeeding,”
Drew jokes. “I haven’t had a date with my husband in months and I haven’t had
any time for myself yet so I’m hoping to make a shift soon in that department.”